Security

4 security metrics that matter

Today, management demands metrics to get a clearer view of security. Here are four metrics that deliver actionable insight -- and a few others with less value

How secure is the hybrid cloud?

The term hybrid cloud is used loosely, which is probably why so many companies say they're planning to adopt it. If you’re planning a hybrid cloud strategy, the security questions you need to think about may not be the ones you’d expect.

When to host your Website’s security

Does managed website hosting provide stronger security than self-hosting?

AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot reportedly stuffs extra ads into Web pages

A Stanford computer scientist said the practice poses privacy and performance risks

Dell Oro Group: Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto making gains in security appliances

Cisco still rules, Juniper is in a funk

DARPA: Current DDoS protection isn’t cutting it

New DARPA program looks for more revolutionary protection from DDoS attacks

US agency tells electric utilities to shore up authentication

NIST's new publication focuses on authentication and access control

Certifi-gate flaw in Android remote support tool exploited by screen recording app

An app developer found that he could trick TeamViewer to enable screen recording on Android.

Five signs an employee plans to leave with your company’s data

Vint Cerf: ‘Sometimes I’m terrified’ by the IoT

Strong but finely tuned authentication will be essential, he said